Combination box and pocket for handbags



May 26, 1942. F, D AK 2,284,374

COMBINATION BOX AND POCKET FOR HANDBAGS Filed March 6, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l U INVENTOR:

FRANK DEAK. u

5/ ATTORNEY.

May 26, 1942. F. DEAK COMBINATION BOX AND POCKET FOR HANDBAGS VENTCR: EAK.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1N FRANK D A ATIORNE Filed March 6, 1940 Patented May 25, 1942 COMBINATION BOX AND POCKET FOR HANDBAGS Frank Deak, New York,.N. Application March 6, 1940, Serial No. 322,527

5 Claims.

This invention relates to hand bags, and has for itsmain object to provide a hand bag of novel construction and arrangement, whereby it may serve its purposes more efficiently than the hand bags now in use.

Another object of this invention is .to provide in a ladys hand bag, various boxes and pockets, all arranged in an easily accessible system adjacent to the upper opening of the hand bag to make them easily accessible, each.

pocket or box having a specific purpose and being pre-prepared for the same.

Still further objects of this invention will be apparent as the specification of the same pro-v ceeds, and among others I may mention: to provide a hand bag as characterized hereinbefore, in which the various parts will be secured into the hand bag in 'a novel, simple andeflicient manner; which will be comparatively simple in construction, easy and inexpensive to manufacture, and still will be adapted to attain the various objects mentioned hereinbefore, and also others, as will be apparent as this specification proceeds, and in which the major portion of the space in the hand bag will be clear for any use it may be desired to be put to, while my various novel containers and pockets will be all crowded at the two sides of the upper open end of the hand bag, out of the way and still easily accessible,

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a hand bag constructed according to my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevationthereof in a closedposition, and

Fig. 3 is an end elevation in an open position;

Fig. 4 is a top view of the hand bag in an open position;

Fig. 5 is a separate view on an enlarged scale.

of one of the combination boxes to be used at the one side of my novel hand bag, the same being shown in an open position;

Fig. 6 is a similar view of another combination box to be used at the opposite side of my hand bag;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of the upper end of my novel hand bag in an open position showing a pocket arranged at the top thereof, in-' stead of the combination box indicated in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a folded strip used in the securing of the pockets in my novel hand ba Figs. 8a and 8b are sectional details, the sections being taken on the lines 8a and 8b in larged scale;

Fig, 9 is a sectional elevation on the line 99 of Fig. '7, and on a larger scale, and a Fig. 10 is also a fragmentary sectional ele- V vation on the line [0 in Fig. 7 and on an en- Fig. 11 is a fragmentary view of the upper part of my novel hand bag in an open position showing said first mentioned box and a pocket attached thereto, while Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation on the line l2--I 2 of Fig, 11 on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary section on the line l3-l3 of Fig. 12.

Referring now to the drawings more in detail by characters of reference, the numeral 20 indicates my novel hand bag in general having the outer bag or container proper 2| of any appropriate construction and a hinged frame 22 to form itsopening, as it is well known in this art, said frame having a right hand half 23 and a left hand half 24, joined by a hinge or pivot 25.

The usual carrying means 26 may be secured tothe upper end of the frame 22 which'may have any of theusual releasable securing means, asindicated at 21.

Inthe embodiment of my novel hand bag indicated in Fig. 4, a combination box,-generally indicated by the numeral 28, maybe secured to the left hand frame 24, and another combination box, generally indicated by the numeral 29, may be secured to the right hand frame 23, both in the manner and for the purpose to be explained presently.

The combination box 28 may have a bottom 1 3i], upstanding side walls 3|, a right hand cover 32, hinged on the respective portion of the side wall 31, as indicated at 33, anda left hand cover 34 hinged, as indicated at 35, each of said covers 33 and 34 normally being open, being urged into an open position by any appropriate means well known in this art, as by springs incorporated in the pivots 33, and 35, respectively.

The side wall of the combination box 28 is curved at its two upper corners, as indicated at 36, to better fit into the similar curve in the frame 'member 24, and two ring ears 31 are secured on the upper straight portion 38 of.

' the plates 39a, whereby the box 28 will be s ecured within the frame member 24, adjacent to' snap the depending snap fastener female members 45 at the inner lower'side of the box 28,

whereby said inner lower end of the box will be secured to said piece of material 42.

In the preferred embodiment of my device,

I secure said secondcombination box 29 oppobag, as best shown in Figs. 1 to 3, which will site to said box 28 in the right. hand frame'mem-e her 23 and in an entirely similar manner to that described for the box 28. Box 29 is similarly constructed to box 30 and has the hinged'spring urged normally open' covers 48 and 41;

Box 28 will have two cross or transverse walls 48 and 49 forming a larger central compartment 5.0, the bottom of whichis covered by a ,mirror 5|, secured in. its. place .by any appropriate means, as by the .spikes. 52. struck out of the materials of. the transversewalls 4.8 and. 49 and V compact and'a lipstick 5.9 may be placed in the compartment 51.

As has been mentioned hereinbefore, covers 32 and 34 are urged by springs in their hinges 33 and 35 into an open position, but, normally, said covers will be closed on the box, as indicated in Fig. 1-1, and kept in such a position by an appropriate spring catch 60 of any well known construction operableby a button or bar 6|, the inward pressing of which will release the covers 32 and 34, while a simple pressing down of said covers will again engage the spring catch 80. Details of this construction are not further de-: scribed, since they are well known in this art.

The construction ofthe box 29 is entirely similar to that of box 28 withithe exception that box 29 has two transverse walls Hand 63, the same forming alargerright hand compartment 64 covered by a spring operated arm 65 and used for the cigarettes 86, as will be understood.

A middle smaller compartment 81 in the box 29 may be used for a lighter, while the smaller left hand compartment 68; may be used for perfume.

The depending inside linings or pieces of material 42 maybe left free,or it may be secured to the upper portions of the side walls 4| of the bag, but, in either case, the combination .boxes 28' and 29 will have the tendency to nest in the frame members 23 and 24 adjacent to-the upper opening of the hand bag and still close to the side wallsthereof so that upon an opening close tosaid side walls.

the hand bag, the boxes will follow the move- 'ments of the upper portions of the side walls of the hand bag and'will yield to it but will keep For this latter purpose, the inner walls 42 may be additionally secured in an appropriate manner to the side walls 4|.

It is also to be understood that in the drawings, the rest of the construction of the hand bag is not. shown and it may have, and usually does have, additional linings between the side walls 4| and the inner sheets of material 42.

It is also to be noted that in the figures I "show a novel specific design even for the hand be attractive, adapted to the purposes of this invention, and which will have ample space hinges 39.

available 'within the hand bag, particularly if the circumferential side walls 69 are made of more or less stiff rigid material.

The outwardly flaring central portion 10 of the bag will aid in the opening of the upper portion 4| and will'make both, the combination boxes as well as the inner space in the hand bag,e'asi1y accessible, as best'indicated in Fig. 3. In addition to said boxes, or .to replace one of them; I.may employ specifically constructed pockets in my novel hand bag. These pockets are. best illustrated in Figs. '1 to. 10, and an appropriate bag or pocket H is formed of any usual textile or other material having the. seams 12 around its circumference, and a central seam 13 to divide it into..:two..halves. The pocket may be made entirely closed, but the left. hand half. 14 thereof may have an opening or slit. I5 by which'accessmay be had into said half of the pocket, while the. right hand half 16 may also. havea similar slit or opening, which, however, normallyis, closed as by a so-called Zipper closing means.

I contemplateto provide. the Zipper closed right hand compartment 18 for money and the open left hand compartment 14 for a handkerchief or the like. y In-Figs.. 7. to .10 I showthis pocket secured in place of the box- 29 which has been omitted in this embodimentof the hand bag. Many women do not smokeand do not use perfume, and in such cases the combination box '29. is not necessary. In this case, said box will be removed, as will be obvious and the pocket II will be secured to the lower plates 39a of the respective The securing means. of the pockets. may include a folded doubled strip.- 18 of more or less rigid stiff material, like metal into the fold '19 of which the upper end 80. of the bag or pocket may be placed and then spikes or sharp projections 82 thrust through and bent over the material of the pocket. The doubled strip 18 may have rearwardly projecting perforated ears 83 which may pass throughthe perforations of the respective hinge. plates. 39a, and. a pin 84 will'hold them: in. place, as will'be understood, and similarly to the securing of the boxes 28 and 29 to said hinges 39.' The pocket H may also depend free 'or it may be 'securedto. the inner piece of material 42,. or'to the. lining 4|, in case said piece of material 42 is omitted, or to the lining together or over said piece of material. 42.

It is also understood thatthe snap fastener elements 44 may be omitted from the piece of material 42 even if the same is left in the construction of the bag underneath'the pocket H.

In'the normal and preferred form of my de-e vice, however, I have both boxes 28 and 29, and still I add to the construction thereof the same pocket H which was described hereinbefore as replacing the box 29.

For this purpose, the box 28 may have depending perforated plates 85 through which the upper perforated ears 83 of the pocket carrying folded strip of material 18 may be passed similarly as described hereinbefore with relation to the perforated lower plates 39a of the hinges 39, so that said pocket may be secured to the lower inner side of the box 28 in an entirely similar manner, as it has been secured to the hinges 39 as illustrated in Figs. 7 to 10, and used in a similar manner. of boxes and pockets is best illustrated in Fig. 4, and the details thereof further shown in Figs. 11 and 12.

In Fig. 8a, I show a section of the top part of the pocket, while in Fig. 8b, a similar section at a place where a spike 82 is thrust through its material.

This combination It will be understood that changes and variations may be made in the details and arrangements of my construction and in'the combinations thereof, and I reserve my rights to all such changes and variations which are within the spirit of this specification and the scope of the claims hereunto appended. What I claim as new, is:

1. In a ladys handbag, having an opening, and pivoted U frames'encircling said opening,

frame along the inside of the wall of the bag.

3. In a handbag having an opening and pivoted frames therearound, the pivoted motion of said frames opening or closing said handbag, pivot devices secured on said frames, each device being formed of two plates, the upper ones of said plates being secured on said frames and the lower ones having perforations, boxes having perforated ears on their tops, flexible pocket bags each having a substantially stiif strip of material secured along its top, and perforated ears on said strips of material, said ears on said boxes and on said pocket bags being adapted to be pushed through the perforations in respective lower hinged plates and a pin for each box i andpocketbag adapted to pass through the holes inits ears, thereby to secure said boxes, and'said pocket bags inside of said frames in a hinged removable and exchangeable manner.

4. In a handbag having an opening and pivoted frames therearound, the pivoted motion of said frames opening or closing said handbag, pivot devices secured'on said frames, each device being formed of two plates, the upper ones of said plates being secured on said frames, and the lower ones having perforations, boxes having perforated ears on their tops, flexible pocket 7 bags, each having a substantiall stiff strip of their pivoted motion opening or closing the handbag, a box pivotedly secured on one of the frames along the inside of the upper Wall of the bag, said frames being U shaped in cross section, said pivot being formed of two hinged plates, the upper-plate being secured inside of the inner branch of the U of the frame, the lower plate beingsecured on top of the box, said top being adapted to be placed transversely across said U frame, the box resting-alongside said wall but being adapted to be swung inwardly on said pivot when the handbag is open to make the box better accessible.

2. In a handbag having an'opening and pivoted frames around the opening to open or close the bag, a pocket bag of flexible material, a substantially stiff strip of material along the top of said pocket bag, a hinge device secured on the inside of one of the frames, said hinge device being formed of two plates, the upper one 'of said plates being secured to said frame and the lower one having perforations, perforated ears on said strip of material adapted to be pushed through saidperforations in the lower plate, and a pin adapted to be passed through the holes in said ears, thereby hingedly and releasably securing said flexible pocket bag on said material secured along its top, and perforated ears on said strips of material, said ears on.

said boxes and on said pocket bags being adapted to be pushed through the perforations in respective lower hinged plates, and a pin for each box and pocket bag adapted to pass through the holes in its ears,- thereby to secure said boxes and saidpocket bags inside of said frames in a hinged releasable and exchangeable manner, de pending perforated plates at the lower end of the boxes, said ears on the pocket bags being adapted to pass through the holes in the depending plates, and pins to pass through the holes and ears, to releasably and exchangeably secure said pocket bags at the lower ends of said boxes when desired.

5. In a handbaghaving an opening and pivoted frames therearound, the pivoted motion of said frames opening or closing said handbag, a pivot device secured on one of said frames, said device being formed of two plates, the upper one of said plates being secured on said frame and 

